"New" Fruits
 

I'm at the grocery store and I see these "new" oranges.. "Cara Cara" oranges.. $1.29 each.. Features include less acidity, tart-sweet, etc.. I try one just now... WTF? For starters, once the peel comes off the softball size thing, it's the size of a tennis ball. And it seemed no different to me than any 3 for $1.00 navel orange I get in Florida all the time...

So I get to thinking.. Has everyone noticed these 'new' fruits that keep popping up?

It started with the Rainier Cherries.. OK great. a yellow cherry that tastes like a plum.. WINNER.. Available three weeks a year.

Then we got the wacky new apples.. Fuji.. Pink Lady.. etc.. Whatever. They're apples. They don't fall too far from the tree if you know what I mean.

Have you had the White Nectarines? A home run.. And I have a great appetizer salad recipe for Bibb lettuce with white nectarine slices and blackberries on a parmesan crisp with a lime vinagrette, so the white nectarines are a winner...

There's others.. I can't even think of them all...

'New' fruits.. Kooky... And don't even get me started on the broccofleur...

Bykster...you are a man of many talents!! Fuji apples are the nuts....and Rainer cherries were a pleasant surprise!

I'd like to have some of what this fruit's havin...

Pants,

Is that a mango in your pocket or are you just happy to see her?

Another I could add, that I came across in the market in recent seasons, is donut peaches. Strange things, they are. The look like a flesh colored, rose toned hockey puck. And their flesh is white. And they do not have the same sweet flavor as that of the other summer peaches.

It's a taser. :D

There you go D-G.. I've seen those.. Who would eat one? And why? And what's up with 'star fruit'?

Also, shipped in during these winter months, small watermelons that are the size of cantalope or honey dews. Dark green, deliciously sweet and juicy inside with far fewer seeds. At $5.00 a piece, I still love them, though I love them better on sale.

Star fruit is useless, I had just as soon eat a rubberband. It makes a fine garnish adding to presentation in the better eateries; still beyond that, forget it.

I picked up some nice avocados thursday night and made some mean guac. Mmm mmm good.

Up in Toga we have those but the REAL hit is the YELLOW FLESH WATERMELON... Like juicy cotton candy. Unbelievable... And the jersey melons up here of course in late July-early August. I bring in a bushel of the watermelons and hand (jersey) melons to the Barbecue every week. I give them to the 'special guests' around the 'Cue... Especially the yellow watermelon. No one has ever seen them. Mustapha Fastok LOVES the damn things, and Nick Zito loves the cantelopes. I give him one whenever he heads back to the barn.

Pants, I can't eat avacados, they are way, way to fattening. Too rich, they'll clog your arteries, big time. Don't you be messing with to many of those. They'll hurt ya.

Everybody in Saratoga loves those!! And would probably line up anywhere for the ones fresh from the gardens.

No they won't. It's good fat.

Pants you keep believing that stuff, right up until you post your final photo. LOLOL

Heres another one I like to do with pasta. Have y'all seen broccolini? Smaller, thinner than the usual, thinner than most aspagarus.

Does anyone else here cook or go to the market except us three?

Sure thing, mom

MOM, BS, you're the one that's retirement age pants Pants.

From fruit to desserts, whats the best one you've ever cooked, ever pulled off, regardless how difficult. . . . and don't tell me fig newtons.

I make the best GPK's Kick Ass Quesadilla's this side of the Mississippi...:cool:

I love those Kev, just don't want loads of Pants' quaco on 'em.

I love talking about food, I did the gourmet thing for a long, long, time. The entertaining and all that jazz. Now, I don't have such opportunities anymore.

Such is life, though I still love good food.

Fuji Apples are about the best apples going I think. Crisp, sweet, juicy apples they are! But I wouldn't consider them to be new really. I've been eating Fuji's for about 5 or 6 years now.


When it comes to oranges, I just buy the biggest Navel oranges they have. Don't know if they're really new, but they've got some gigantic ones now.

My best fruit-based dessert is a Nectarine-topped Ginger Marscapone Tart with Peach Glaze thaT I make summers.

In the winter, I do excellent Baked Apples with Golden Raisens and Caramel Gelato or Poached Pears with Ginger Gelato and Hard Sauce. I also endlessly rely on Peach Melba, the forever monarch of fruit-based desserts...

I voted "Other, ellucidate." Though it is really elucidate. Hooves not available, so I'll mention that.

My other fruit is "$9 a gallon orange juice." Fresh right off the farm on Davie Rd, it's gone up from $6.50 during the last month or two.

none of that green stuff for me.....not a fan of it....has nothing to do with the fat...just don't like the taste.

I entertain all the time. Sarah gets spoiled with treats and I eat whatever I want and normally include a glass or 6 of red wine too. It's a wonderful life her and I lead

I love baked apples, and the poached pears sound wonderful. And I prefer golden raisins always, they're better, especially whe soaked in rum.

Now, . . . one that I was known for . . . was a frozen chocolate terrine with expresso, Grand Marnier, etc, layered with chopped pecans, sliced and topped with fresh whipped cream and raspberries,

Another was a New Orlean bread pudding with lemon sauce and Chantilly cream.

Those were always hits.

Damn SNT, you must live in the "high rent district". Does the convenient mart that stopped selling your DRF carry this $9.00 a gallon OJ?

And Kev, my dog, Zo, she eats as well as I do. But, I can't give her booze. She loves sweet ice tea. And I too, love red wine, but she can't have that either.

how about blood oranges with white chocolate sauce. KILLER !!!! for the couple weeks a year you can find blood oranges.

The smaller watermelons In SoCal are called "Dulcinea"...no seeds! Spectacular! They have a "season" also

Grits: have to go with PP on this one! 'cados are good for you...what?...no guacamole? ay carumba!!!:D

Timm, what a lovely sounding name! They sound like those we have here. So good.

And DD, blood oranges are the strangest thing to me, I can't hang with them, they are just so deep colored and odd. Something we do have in the early winter that comes up from Florida is "Rubies", the deep red-not pink grapefruit, now those I love, but they're not as blood colored as the oranges, and we only have them for a short time.

I have not ever met a SoCal that did not love guacamole. Never.

Grits: Dulcinea....from " Man of La Mancha"...one of my faves!

I feel a desire welling up y'all, I can't fight it any longer, I can't sustain. I'm just going to have to succumb to it and let it go . . . in the freezer are three little pints of unopened Haagen Dazs, one Vanilla Bean, one Strawberry, and one Coffee.

I'm going to have to fix a small bowl with a scoop of each. All this good food talk has made me abandon my senses. I love Haagen Dazs, (really love Chunky Monkey too.)

I'm gonna be really decadent and fix a small brandy glass of Tia Maria to go with it.

Wish you could join me. Later.

Hmmm... I can't compete with the Haagen Daz, but I DO have an ice cold beer in my hand right now. That'll have to do. ;)

Well I guess that's ok. Just don't eat the avocados. :D

I have a glass of fermented crushed grapes in my hand....does that count as fruit???:o

Steve - O and others,

As many know I am now making my living in produce. I will have to take some time tomorrow morning and give you some break down on whats what in this dept.

Oranges - Cara Cara no thanks, go with the Blood, also known as Moro

Cherries, yeah they are a little pricey

Pink Lady apples just don't do it for me or many customers as are stores sales reflects just that. Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious, Cameo (great for baking and applesauce) and Granny Smith rule the roost in sales

TRY UGLI FRUIT! Its a mix of an orange and grapefruit, expensive, but great! Its green and ugly!

I'll holla back tomorrow about lots of other stuff.

Thanks TwoM. I'll look forward to it.

Caj, my ice cream was delicious, and my drink will be good later for sleep.

Racist.

I've been buying Pink Lady Apples for years...they are less acidic.